Thompsoncenter Omega Muzzleloader, Firearm Manuals
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Thompson/Center
Owner's
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DANGER
The material in this booklet must be read and understood
before attempting to use your Thompson/Center firearm.
If pertinent safety information is not read, and the
- WARNING -
statements are not understood and
adhered to, death or injury could result.
READ THIS MANUAL IN ITS ENTIRETY BEFORE
USING YOUR FIREARM.
Thompson/Center Arms Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 5002
Rochester New Hampshire 03866
www.tcarms.com
Manual
Table Of Contents
Subject: Page Number
General Rules for Use and Handling of Muzzleloading Firearms..............................................2
Nomenclature ............................................................................................................................8
Assembly & Disassembly of Your Omega
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Muzzleloader ..........................................................10
Takedown Diagram For Your Omega
™
Muzzleloader ................................................................11
Basic Equipment Needs For The Muzzleloading Shooter ..........................................................12
Understanding Black Powder and Pyrodex
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..............................................................................13
Ignition in a Muzzleloader ........................................................................................................18
Black Powder Pressures and Velocities ....................................................................................19
Understanding the Omega
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Muzzleloader Trigger & Striker Mechanism..................................21
Charging and Priming the Omega
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Muzzleloader ....................................................................23
Omega
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Muzzleloader Loading Diagram ..................................................................................25
Loading Sabots When Using Loose Powder ..............................................................................26
Loading Sabots or Conicals When Using Pyrodex
®
Pellets ........................................................28
Summary of Charging and Priming............................................................................................32
Pulling a Charge ........................................................................................................................33
Cleaning Your Omega Muzzleloader ........................................................................................36
Cleaning Your Omega Muzzleloader From The Muzzle ............................................................37
Cleaning Your Omega Muzzleloader From The Breech ............................................................38
Using Cleaning Implements With Your Omega Muzzleloader ..................................................41
Iron Sight Adjustment................................................................................................................42
Scope Mounting ........................................................................................................................43
Statement of Liability ................................................................................................................43
Limited Warranty ......................................................................................................................44
Bullet Data ................................................................................................................................45
Suggested Load Listings Start for the Omega
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Muzzleloader....................................................47
Mag Express
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Sabots ................................................................................................................48
Shock Wave
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Sabots ................................................................................................................52
Load Charts Start ......................................................................................................................50
Break-o-Way
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Sabots ................................................................................................................53
Service Department....................................................................................................................59
Omega
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, T/C Mag Express
™
, Maxi-Hunter
®
, Maxi-Ball
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, Break-o-Way
™
Sabots,
Natural Lube 100 Plus Bore Butter
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, Mag Express
™
, Shock Wave
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and PTX
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are Trademarks
of Thompson/Center Arms. Copyright 2007 Thompson/Center Arms Co., Inc.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Separate Owner's Manuals for any other models of muzzleloaders which
Thompson/Center offers are available free from the factory upon request. Call or write with
your specific needs. Or, download the manuals from our web site at www.tcarms.com.
NOTE: The loading data found in this manual was compiled using Black Powder or
Pyrodex as a propellant. With any other approved Black Powder Substitute follow the
instructions supplied by the manufacturer and heed all warnings as they apply to loading
and usage of that product.
This booklet contains information that is essential to the safe use and
maintenance of Thompson/Center’s modern-style in-line muzzleloaders with
removable breech plugs and fixed barrels.
You must read this material in its
entirety and fully understand its significance before you can safely use your
muzzleloader.
If a Thompson/Center muzzleloading firearm is loaned or sold
(by an individual or a dealer), this booklet must accompany the firearm.
Replacement booklets are available at no charge from our factory.
If, after reading this booklet, you still have questions concerning the safe
use of your Thompson/Center firearm, write or call our Customer Service
Department at:
• And Remember •
The Fundamental
National Rifle Association
Rules for Safe Gun Handling Are:
1 - Always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction.
2 - Always keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot.
3 - Always keep the gun unloaded until ready to use.
WARNING:
Discharging firearms in poorly ventilated
areas, cleaning firearms or handling
ammunition may result in exposure to lead
and other substances known to cause birth
defects, reproductive harm and other serious
physical injury. Have adequate ventilation at
all times. Wash hands thoroughly after exposure.
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Thompson/Center Arms Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 5002
Rochester, New Hampshire 03866
Telephone: 1-603-332-2333
General Rules for Use and
Handling of Thompson/Center
Black Powder Muzzleloading Firearms
1 If you are unfamiliar with muzzleloading firearms seek professional in-
struction.
Qualified organizations such as local gun clubs, The National Rifle Associa-
tion, The National Muzzleloading Rifle Association and state Hunter Safety Programs offer
approved courses which teach safe gun handling and proper hunting procedure. Those
who are unfamiliar with muzzleloading firearms should seek guidance from an instructor
who is qualified by one of these organizations.
2 If you are uncertain of the terminology or meaning of any word used in
this booklet, write to Thompson/Center Arms.
Throughout this booklet the term
“Prime” or “Primed” applies to the act of placing a percussion cap or a 209 shotshell
primer on the nipple of a cap lock rifle or an in-line ignition muzzleloader or the pour-
ing of priming powder into the pan of a flint lock rifle. “Unprime” or “Unprimed” refers
to the opposite condition and indicates the percussion cap or primer (cap lock) or prim-
ing charge (flint lock) has been removed or is not in place. In addition, the frizzen on the
flint lock must be open and the hammer at half-cock to put the firearm in an unprimed
condition. “Charge” or “Charged” applies to the presence of a propellant powder charge
and projectile in the bore of the rifle. “Uncharge” or “Uncharged” refers to the opposite
condition and indicates that the powder charge and projectile have been either fired or
removed and that the bore is completely clear.
3 Know the muzzleloading firearm before attempting to use it.
The overall
functioning and safety features of a muzzleloading firearm are different from modern
rifles, shotguns, and pistols. Because of these differences the user must exercise caution
and skill in the use of a muzzleloading gun. You must read and understand the workings
of the muzzleloading firearm as explained in this booklet before attempting to use it.
4 Use Black Powder or an approved Black Powder Substitute, such as
Pyrodex only to load your muzzleloading firearm.
WARNING: The use of
smokeless powder, or a mixture of smokeless and Black Powder (duplex
loads) or the wrong type or granulation of Black Powder or an approved Black
Powder Substitute, such as Pyrodex or overloading may cause serious injury
and/or death to the shooter or bystanders and damage to property. See section
on “Black Powder or an approved Black Powder Substitute, such as Pyrodex,”
in this booklet.
Thompson/Center muzzleloaders are designed and intended to be used
only with a commercially manufactured Black Powder or an approved Black Powder
Substitute, such as Pyrodex propellant of the specific granulation or type called for in this
booklet. By Black Powder we mean a powder which is manufactured specifically for use
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in muzzleloading firearms as opposed to smokeless powder which is manufactured for
use in metallic cartridges or shotshells. NO smokeless powder, even those which appear
black in color, should ever be used in a muzzleloading firearm. Be sure you know what
type and granulation of powder you are loading. Never buy or use powder unless you have
seen it poured from the original manufacturer’s container which is clearly identified on
the label. Use Black Powder or an approved Black Powder Substitute, such as Pyrodex,
only of the type and granulation specified in this booklet and never load charges heavier
than those listed.
5 Always point the muzzle of your Black Powder Gun downrange.
The possi-
bility of accidental discharge is a constant danger when using a firearm. If the muzzle is
pointed downrange, away from yourself, other people, domestic animals or property, then
injury and/or death and damage to property from an accidental discharge is less likely to
occur.
6 Be sure of your target.
Never fire a muzzleloading firearm unless there is a back-
stop behind your target. Never fire your muzzleloader in the field unless you have a clear
view of your target. Never fire at noise or movement in the brush. If hunting with compan-
ions or in an area where there are other hunters, know where members of your party
and/or hunters are located. Never fire your muzzleloader if there is a possibility that other
hunters are downrange. Never shoot at flat, hard surfaces such as rocks or water.
WARN-
ING: A projectile may ricochet off these surfaces and may cause serious injury
and/or death to the shooter or bystanders and damage to property.
7 Never prime your muzzleloading gun until you are ready to fire it.
Your
muzzleloader should remain unprimed until the instant before firing. After you prime the
firearm, your full concentration should be on the target and the act of firing.
WARNING:
Failure to follow this rule can result in an accidental discharge which may
cause serious injury and/or death to the shooter or bystanders and damage to
property. Uncharge the firearm by firing it into a suitable backstop before re-
turning to the road or vehicle.
8 Never transport or carry a charged muzzleloading firearm in a vehicle.
WARNING: Uncharge the firearm by firing it into a suitable backstop before
returning to the road or vehicle. Failure to follow this rule may cause serious
injury and/or death to the shooter or bystanders and damage to property.
Due
to the large number of firearms accidents which occur in or near vehicles, this is a most
important rule. The game laws in most states prohibit the taking of game from a road or
vehicle. The rules of sportsmanship and common sense dictate that the firearm should
not be charged until you are a safe distance away from the vehicle, road and companions.
Never prime the firearm until you are actually ready to fire.
9 The T/C Omega has no half-cock notch.
There are three hammer positions for
the T/C Omega, “at rest”, full cock and “fired” (hammer in the full downward position).
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